this girl i used to be friends with, lets just call her bob, i dont like anymore. shes really annoying and really really nerdy and scary looking and has become really mean. i dont want to hang out with her anymore but she wont leave me alone! what should i do?
americanxidiot answered Sunday November 21 2004, 11:13 am: even though its not nice to ditch a friend, you could hang around other people and when she comes around walk away. or make up an excuse like "you were mean to my really good friend im not talkin to u no more!!" and if shes annoying jus say "YOUR ANNOYING ME I NEED MY SPACE" lol if you really dont want to hang out with her then it will make you feel better to just get that over with. [ americanxidiot's advice column | Ask americanxidiot A Question ]
dwarp answered Sunday November 21 2004, 10:35 am: Well, I wouldn't exactly tell you to be blunt with her, because what you're saying here is pretty harsh, but tell her how you're feeling. Say something like, "I think we need to spend some time apart." or..as harsh as this sounds, whenever she's around you, make sure you're with another friend and ignore her and keep talking with the other friend. Eventually she should get the message.
I feel awful giving you this advice because I feel like somewhere along the line there are morals being broken, like the fact that you should give everyone a chance, but it seems as though you've done that and it just isn't working out. Just be sure that if you do talk to her, you do it nicely. Chances are, if you're getting annoyed with her, you're probably already starting to act differently toward her and she may realize this change and leave you alone. [ dwarp's advice column | Ask dwarp A Question ]
cesasadvice1409 answered Sunday November 21 2004, 10:32 am: What you should do is not exactly "ditch" her, but if she like comes up to you and starts just babbling then start saying rude comments to her, just enough for her to get the "hint".
hailebop answered Sunday November 21 2004, 6:25 am: It's a tough position to be in - you don't want to be around them, but you don't know how you can dump them without feeling really horrible.<p>
You have to think about it like any relationship. If it isn't working, you owe it to her to let things go. Normally friends just drift apart because there is a mutual understand that they aren't the same people any more, but as this isn't happening in your case (she 'won't leave you alone') you need to say to her, as nicely as you can, that you don't think you are the same people you were when you became friends and that you've moved on and she needs to too. There isn't a nice way to say it, and she will probably be hurt when you tell her, but it's honestly better than just trying to spend less and less time with her when she doesn't understand what changed. Good luck. [ hailebop's advice column | Ask hailebop A Question ]
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